The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-08
FLORIDA.


The Santa Rosa Ne,os has suspended pub
lication-
Como is to have new railroad soon, and
hotel will be built for the accommodation
of visitors this winter.
The County Commissioners of Putnam
met Monday and were engaged all day III
redistricting the county.
After the County Commissioners of De-
Soto county call vote on the court house
question, T'rabue and Charlotte Harbor pro-
pose to be heard from.
The officers of the Daytona Bank have
purchased lot on Beach street from Mrs.
+. N. Waldron, where they will shortly
erect a suitable building for their business.
Officer Wise, Of the Palatka police depart
ment, has gone to st. Augustine to claim
the reward for capturing Palmer Gregory
for the murder of boy over there not long
ago.
Mr.. Shook, agent for the Brush Electric
Light Company, has disposed of plant to
Messrs Mann Brothers and John Codero,
with which they propose to illuminate
Ocala.
A steam ferry company has received a
charter from the County Commissioners,
and will soon put on a ferry boat plying be-
tween Trabue, Hickory Bluff and Char
lotte Harbor.
from the post office at Trabue last month
One year ago this Office consisted of a couple
of cigar boxes, and received about three
letters a week.
There are said to he 1000 laborers idle in
st. Augustine, including about $50
mechanics work on the buildings there
having advanced to such stage of progress
that their services are no longer needed.
The addition to the court house at Palatka
f..ll.
of paint has been put on, and now all that
remains to finish is the interior. The build
ing is a great convenience, and has long
been needed.
The boomers say Grove City is going to
boom this winter, and they predict a 200
| population for the young town during the
next six months, A large store has been
erected, and q forty room hotel is rapidly
| nearing completion, and numerous winter
cottages are being contracted for.
Some excitement was created at Anthony,
! Saturday night, by an intoxicated man at
| temptingto ride into the principal business
| houses of the town on horseback. He
| finally succeeded in riding into the store of
Capt Nj. ID. Stroud. He rode about half
way through the building, and was then in
| duced to ride out.
An interesting contest has come to the
surface at Ocala as to who are the legal Gus
|
| Ocala by the late Legislature, TO reimburse
Ocala for the removal of the East Florida
| Seminary from this city to Gainesville. IL
was presumed the City Treasurer would
give an additional bond and take charge of
it. City Attorney Couch gave legal opin-
ion that gives the fund in charge of the
Mayor, Abram Martin, and President of the
Council, J. r. Dunn. The "grist in this
legal grinding now goes into the strong
box of the Bank of Ocala instead of being
placed under the time lock of the First
National Bank, as Mr. Agnew, its President,
was ready and willing TO go on City
Treasurer II. x. Snowden's additional
bond TO secure the aforesaid desirable de-
post
Miss Mary Taylor was n passenger on the
Seminole from New York which arrived Mt
Jacksonville Tuesday morning. Miss Tay-
Tor is from Toronto, Canada, and had come
this long distance to wed the man of her
choice, DR.. Herman II. Martin, of st. Au-
justine DR.. Martin met his bride-elect al
the steamers dock, and with friend they
escorted her 10 Hotel Togni, where dinner
was served A carriage was then procured
and the bride and groom-elect and friend
were driven 30 the Office Of the County
Judge and n license procured, after which
the party drove 10 the residence Of Rev. II.